Education:

 Ph. D in Mathematics                                                          

 Binghamton University

 Binghamton, NY 13902-6000

 Dissertation: “On 3/2-transitive Groups”

 M.S. in Mathematics                                               

 Syracuse University

 Syracuse, NY 13244-1150

  B.S. in Mathematics                                                           

  King’s College

  Wilkes-Barre, PA 18704

Recent Employment:

Associate Professor of Mathematics Education

Director of Secondary Mathematics Education Program            8/07-Present

Baptist Bible College

Clarks Summit, PA, 18411

Assistant Professor of Mathematics                                            9/04-Present

SUNY Cortland

Cortland, NY 13045-0900

Part-Time Assistant Professor of Mathematics                                9/96-5/04   

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY 13244-1150

Scholarly Activity:

Presentation:   On 3/2 –Transitive Semi-Linear Groups

     Northeast Group Theory Conference, Binghamton University

     Binghamton, NY, May 1999

Presentation: Frobenius Groups which act 3/2 –Transitively on a Set of their

                      Sylow – p –subgroups;  

Northeast Group Theory Conference, Miami University, Ohio, 1996

Presentation: Groups acting 3/2-Transitively on a Set of their Sylow Subgroups;   Algebra Seminar, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, 2001

An Introduction to Algebraic Structures (Unpublished draft of textbook used in Abstract Algebra course), SUNY Cortland, 2005

Assisted Dr. Cristina Bacuta (PI) with her PMET (Preparing Mathematicians to Educate Teachers) project entitled “Assessing Preservice Teachers’ Abilities to do Proofs”,  2005-2006

Presentation: Proofs We Thought Our Students Could Do  (Joint work with Dr. Cristina Bacuta and Dr. Bruce Mattingly); MAA Seaway Section Meeting, Ithaca College, April 2006

Scholarly Interests:

Mathematics and Christian Theology

Connections between Upper Level Core Mathematics Courses and High School Mathematics

High School mathematics Teachers Content Knowledge

Preservice teachers’ abilities to do proofs

Taxicab geometry

Recent Professional Development:

August 2002; Participated in Short course in Cryptography at Math Fest, Burlington, Vt.

June 2004; Attended PMET (Preparing Mathematicians to Educate Teachers) Workshop, SUNY Oswego.

April 2004; Attended MAA Seaway Section Meeting at SUNY Cortland

August 2004; Attended Math Fest in Providence, R.I.

Participated in Workshop on Student Advising, May 2005

August 2006; Participated in Minicourse- Infusing Connections Into Core Courses for Secondary Teachers; Math Fest, Knoxville, Tenn.

August 2008; Completed on campus training at Baptist Bible College for on-line course development. Training included introduction to Moodle and Freemind.

Recent College Service:

Mathematics Department Curriculum Committee, 2005-2007

Coach for Putnam Examination-2004 and 2005

Faculty Co-Facilitator of Graduate Seminar in Algebraic Geometry-Syracuse University, Summer 2003

Supervised Summer Internship at Cornell University

Supervised Graduate Project in Math Education

Committee for design and grading of graduate comprehensive examinations-SUNY Cortland, 2005-2006

Facilitated section of COR101 at SUNY Cortland, fall 2006

Revised application (designed overall structure of program, developed upper level courses, etc) to state of Pennsylvania for accreditation of Secondary Mathematics Education Program at Baptist Bible College and Seminary, resulting in granting of accreditation, 2007-2008.

Course Assessment Task Force, 2008- Present, Baptist Bible College

Professional Memberships:

Association of Christians in Mathematical Sciences

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Mathematical Association of America

Pennsylvania Teachers of Mathematics